Today’s Tim Talks is inspired by my Interview with Kyle Elliot on Episode 198 of Screw the Naysayers when he shared with us the origins of his business. I thought it was a great story and also a reminder that a lot of people are making things a lot more complicated than it needs to be.


Kyle started his business on Fiverr, charging a mere 5 bucks to edit resumes and write LinkedIn profiles. His goal was to support his soy, sugar-free vanilla latte addiction through undergrad and grad school. He never imagined that his college side hustle would turn into a thriving coaching practice. While he helps people across every industry and nearly every continent, Kyle’s specialty is the high tech space and Silicon Valley.


He’s gone from a 5 dollar freelancer on Fiverr to someone who has been featured in Forbes, Fast Company, The Ladders, and many other publications. He’s also killing it on LinkedIn where he has more than 60k followers. 


Tune in to see how these lessons can be applied to any new business startup.